This is a table of the ranks and insignia of the Canadian Armed Forces. As the Canadian Forces are officially bilingual, the French language ranks are in italics. The Canadian Forces (French: Forces canadiennes) are the combined armed forces of Canada. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ...

Navy	Army and air force	Insignia
Flag officers	General officers
Admiral (amiral)	General (général)	Crown, crossed sabre and baton, four maple leaves
Vice-Admiral (vice-amiral)	Lieutenant-General (lieutenant-général)	Crown, crossed sabre and baton, three maple leaves
Rear-Admiral (contre-amiral)	Major-General (major-général)	Crown, crossed sabre and baton, two maple leaves
Commodore (commodore)	Brigadier-General (brigadier-général)	Crown, crossed sabre and baton, maple leaf
Senior officers
Captain (N) (capitaine de vaisseau)	Colonel (colonel)	Four narrow bands
Commander (capitaine de frégate)	Lieutenant-Colonel (lieutenant-colonel)	Three narrow bands
Lieutenant-Commander (capitaine de corvette)	Major (major)	A thin band between two narrow bands
Junior officers
Lieutenant (N) (lieutenant de vaisseau)	Captain (capitaine)	Two narrow bands
Sub-Lieutenant (enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe)	Lieutenant (lieutenant)	One thin band above a narrow band
Acting Sub-Lieutenant (enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe)	Second Lieutenant (sous-lieutenant)	One narrow band
Subordinate officer
Naval Cadet (aspirant de marine)	Officer Cadet (élève-officier)	One thin band
Non-commissioned members
Chief Petty Officer, 1st class (premier maître de 1re classe)	Chief Warrant Officer (adjudant-chef)	Coat of Arms of Canada
Chief Petty Officer, 2nd class (premier maître de 2e classe)	Master Warrant Officer (adjudant-maître)	Crown within laurel wreath
Petty Officer, 1st class (maître de 1re classe)	Warrant Officer (adjudant)	Crown
Petty Officer, 2nd class (maître de 2e classe)	Sergeant (sergent)	Maple leaf above three chevrons, point down
Master seaman (matelot-chef)	Master Corporal* (caporal-chef)	Maple leaf above two chevrons, point down
Leading seaman (matelot de 1re classe)	Corporal* (caporal)	Two chevrons, point down
Able seaman (matelot de 2e classe)	Private* (soldat)	One chevron, point down
Ordinary seaman (matelot de 3e classe)	Private* (soldat)	None

• Some branches and regiments use distinctive rank names in place of corporal and private:

The officers of some army regiments wear pre-unification rank insignia on their ceremonial uniforms (full dress and patrol dress). These insignia are nearly identical to those of the British Army: see British Army officer rank insignia for details. Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. ... A General is an officer of high military rank. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ... Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. ... 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Trooper can refer to: Canadian rock band Trooper the rank of Trooper in Canadian and British army groups. ... UBIQUE (Everywhere) and QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT (Whither Right And Glory Lead) // History Many of the units and batteries of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery are older than Canada itself. ... For Bombardier Group, Canada see: Bombardier United Kingdom Bombardier and lance-bombardier are British Army ranks used in the Royal Artillery instead of (respectively) corporal and lance-corporal. ... Gunner refers to anyone whose main job is to operate a gun. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with combat engineering. ... Categories: Military occupations | Military stubs ... Craftsman is an artisan who practices a handicraft or trade; a style of architecture and furniture arising from the Arts and Crafts movement; a military rank within the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, equivalent to a private; and ... This rank is used instead of private (qualified) who is a member of the Governor Generals Foot Guards or the Canadian Grenadier Guards. ... Rifleman may refer to: Rifleman (rank), a private soldier in a rifle unit of infantry Rifleman (bird) or Titipounamu (Acanthisitta chloris), a New Zealand bird The Rifleman, a U.S. television programme starring Chuck Connors You cant find any info about riflemen on Wikipedia. ... Fusilier was originally the name of a soldier armed with a light flintlock musket called the fusil. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Origins From medieval times, devices such as pennants and shield patterns through to the full development of heraldry had been used to identify very senior ranks such as the monarch or other leaders of armies. ...

See also

• Royal Canadian Air Force ranks
• Comparative military ranks
• Former Ranks of the Canadian Forces

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was the air force of Canada from 1924 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Comparative military ranks are a means of comparing military rank systems of different nations as a means of categorizing the hierarchy of an armed force compared to another. ... Before Unification as the Canadian Armed Forces in 1968, the Canadian military had three distinct services; the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and the Canadian Army. ...

External link

• Canadian Forces ranks and appointment insignia - official site with images of rank insignia for Navy, Army and Air Force.